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USDA/FNS RIN: 0584-AF12 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
Abstract:

The Agricultural Act of 2014 amended the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the requirement that certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized retail food stores have available on a continuous basis at least three varieties of items in each of food staple food categories, to a mandatory minimum of seven varieties.  This proposed rule would provide some retailers participating in SNAP as authorized food stores with more flexibility in meeting the enhanced SNAP eligibility requirements while also simplifying the criteria.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
EO 14192 Designation: Regulatory 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 271    7 CFR 278   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113-79    7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2036   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: YES  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Related to 0584-AE27 
Agency Contact:
Lynn Gilbert
Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone:703 305-1615
Email: lynn.gilbert@usda.gov

Richard Lucas
Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
1320 Braddock Place, Room 555,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone:703 457-6797
Email: richard.lucas@usda.gov